The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-19

itaI stock. and every bond has been deposited
with the bondholders' COMMITTEES IN favor OF the
proposed organization scneme.
The Indianapolis car-works, on Saturday,
closed contract with the Decline to build ZOO
coal cars of sc, 600 pounds capacity.
E. F. Knibleo has been appointed superin-
tendent of the western division OF the Erie,
vice w B. Coffin, transferred to the Susque-
hanna division.
There were transferred over the Belt road
last week IL, 537 cars against 10, 737 the CORE
spending week of 1886. Belt road engines LAST
week handled l,279 carloads of live stock
j. O. Oseood, chief engineer of the Toledo.
St Louis e Kansas City road has resigned, and
On Jan. takes the position of chief engineer of
the La Ike Shore road, vice G H. Hardy, Who on
that date, retires.
G. H. Prescott, superintendent of motive
power of the Vandalia, has suffered relapse,
and on Saturday it was feared that he would not
recover from the illness which has Frustrated
him for some weeks.
The Ohio e. Mississippi company, after reach
ing New Albany. have decided not to the
Kentucky e. Indiana bridge into Louisville. KY,
but will reach that city as heretofore over the
Jacksonville bridge.
By consent decree has been issued from the
United States Court releasing the Cairo division
OF the c.. v. & c. road from all liability or on
taneiement arising from its having been por-
ton of the Wabash sytem
Considerable quantities of cotton now
passing through here. The Illinois Central and
, the L., n. A. & c. roads bring large per cent.
of it up from the river and turn it over to In
dianapols lines at crossing points
The transportation committee of the Mer-
chants Exchange of st. Louis are after the Wa
bash Western and the St Louis & San Fran
cisco lines alleging that the roads are not COM
plying with the interstate law In rate.
G. w. Bartlett. who about year ago accept
ed the superint endency of the western division OK
the n x road has resigned ,s o. to take Sc
general superintendent OF the Buffalo. Roches-
ter 81 Pittsburg road.
Thirty-five molders, employed in the car
works at Terre Haute, ars out on q strike. It
does not interfere, however, with the work at
the shops, the company has made arrange
ments to get what castings they need while tho
strike is on from foundry in Chicago
The Wabash Western yesterday put on their
cannon ball" train again between ST. Louis
and Omaha the competition forcing them to do
So The train will be first class in its equipments,
and will make the between the points
named six hours quicker than its competitors
have been making It
The east bound lines out of Chicago are said
to be carrying large tonnage of flour, grain
provisions and mixed freights, and had 1t not
have been for the war on live stock and dressed
beef shipments the earnings would be unusually
large, especially those of the Pennsylvania and
the New York central lines.
r. S. Minor who a few months ago resigned
as superintendent of the Louisville Evansville
& ST Louis Airline take the position of
division superintendenr on the Louisville q
Nashville road, with headquarters at Birming-
ham. has sent IN his resignation, and expects to
take a similar position Northern road with
in a few weeks.
Fourteen of the Decline engines have been
equipped with the Boothe slide valve. an in
ven.ion of one of the mechanics at the Bright
wood shops. It is stated that the engines
which have been provided with this valve Will
haul from three to five more cars over the road,
and that there is saving in coal, well. IN
favor of the invention.
The Evansville Journal says: So far from
the Mackey syndicate selling any of their rail
roads. it needn't surprise people il they buy q
road, giving them an Eastern connection via In
dianapolis. This is what they need and what
they would rather purchase than TO sell even at
big price. Men who own a silver mine are not
apt to sell it. The sale of the NancalIa line,
even at double price, is not calculated to put
owners of other profitable railroad properties
in the notion of selling.
The official report of the annual inspection of
the Wabash road was announced on Saturday.
A. Is. Adams received the premium as having
the best district over eight competitors HIS
district from Andrews to Tilton. j. Low
cry given the premium for having the best
section between Toledo and Andrews. and +.
Ehinger awarded second premium in that
district, W. H. Clsafer the first premium for
having the best section between Tilton and
Andrews and j. Cavenaugh the second premium
on the same district
The consolidation of the Chicago & Eastern
Illinois and the Chicago & Indiana Cosl roads
same parties. practically, and through a CONSOLE
dation operating expenses could be considerably
reduced The most serious obs acle there Is to
overcome is the laws of Indiana and Illinois,
which do not permit the consolidation Of parallel
roads. A portion of the &. q T. l. lies In In
diana and q part in Illinois, while the c. q 1. G..
road lies all within Indiana 1t is thought some
plan will be hit upon which will allow the con-
soldariou scheme to be perfected, short dis
tance do the roads parallel in this State